Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Sense of the People: Politics, Culture and Imperialism in England, 1715-1785



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This exciting study demonstrates the central role of "the people," the empire, and the citizen in eighteenth-century English popular politics. Pioneering in its focus on provincial towns, its attention to the imperial contexts of urban politics and its use of a rich and diverse array of sources--from newspapers, prints and plays to pottery and tea-cloths--it shows how the wide-ranging political culture of English towns attuned ordinary men and women to the issues of... More >>

The Sense of the People: Politics, Culture and Imperialism in England, 1715-1785

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